Today, Tomorrow, Always...

Happy Friday, sweet friends! I hope your week has been beautiful. I am posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, sharing a card featuring lovely Pion Design papers. I paired a sweet image from Linneaus Botanical Journal with Easter Greetings papers. ♥︎

One of the many things I've learned in my involvement with disease-battling kiddos is that their parents have zero time (or energy) to celebrate their marriage/love. They tirelessly fight for their child's survival every moment. So what I like to include in my boxes of love is a card for the parents to essentially give each other... an easy way for them to give a small gift in the hospital without needing to spend money or leave their child's side.

The Lily of the Valley design felt perfect for this image that celebrates forever love. The sweetness and softness are perfectly Pion. :o) The couple is nestled within a resin Prima Victorian Frame, which is covered in Shabby White Frantage. I kept the overall color palette neutral with sweet pops of peach. The metal die border down the center panel is a Tattered Lace Beloved Border.

These darling pale peach roses were hidden amongst my LLC flowers and I'm grateful I found them yesterday! I love them with this collection. They are generously sprinkled with Glamour Dust. Magnolia Heart Swirls serve as my foliage. Layered atop a seam binding bow are shabby liberty bells tied with Prima Vax Cord. I went a wee bit trim happy with this card down the sides and along the bottom. ♥︎

Melissa Frances Garnish Applique corners adorn the top. Tucked within both flower arrangements are Melissa Frances pearls. The Cheery Lynn butterfly is centered with sparkly peachy love.

The celebration of sweet love continues inside, which is lined with the 12x12 version of the Lily of the Valley design. My sentiment is from Whimsical Designs (no longer in business) and is cut out with a Spellbinders Nested Lacy Pennant.

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a sparkly weekend! ♥︎ 

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ April Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes

 *Scrapy Land~ Oh Happy Spring! (Cheery Lynn, Magnolia, Spellbinders, and Tattered Lace dies)

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Make it Girlie

Pion Design - Easter Greetings 6x6 - Lily of the valley	Pion Design - Easter Greetings 12x12 - Lily of the valley	Pion Design - Easter Greetings 12x12 - Borders	Pion Design - Linneaus Botanical Journal 6x6 - Caroli Linnaei	LLC Shabby Seam Binding
Maya Road Tulle Pleat Trim (43mm)	Lace "Valérie" (21mm)	Lace "Aurélie" (21mm)	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Pearl Hearts
Melissa Frances Self Adhesive Pearls	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Apple Blossoms
WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	WOC Hip Rosebuds	Pearl Stamens	Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Victorian Frames
Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment - Garnish Applique	Liberty Bells	Prima Vax Cord	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Where Flowers Bloom

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you're having a blessed week! I'm up on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, posting a soft and sweet creation. Poppies are one of August's birth flowers, so Sandy is having us play with them this week. :o)

Soft pink poppies inspired a delicate encouragement card, upon which I've combined two Pion Design collections: Linnaeus Botanical Journal and Paris Flea Market. This is for the precious mother of a child I dearly love. Although her daughter's diagnosis is terminal, we continue to believe for her miracle. I pray this brings heavenly peace to her broken heart.

The background paper is from the Rose du Jardin sheet from Paris Flea Market. The beautiful Isabelle lace is lined with a light pink design from Linnaeus Botanical.  The "Where flowers bloom so does hope" sentiment is cut from the Caroli Linnaei sheet with a Spellbinders banner. The Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly flutters about, leaving a pearly Prima trial.

The resin Prima Shabby Chic Frame is sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage and filled with pearls of hope. The triple-layered butterfly within is from Linnaeus Botanical. Hope is key to endure tribulations, so I paired the sentiment with the stunning Key to my Heart charm. It is covered in Shabby White Frantage and decorated with tiny pearls. It hangs from pearl string, as does a pearl heart for extra love.

The yellow centers of the Apple Blossoms inspired a trio of sunshiny Pion butterflies fluttering atop a La-La Land Crafts Open Hearts Doily Border. They are guiding her gaze heavenward, where it needs to be. Shabby Seam Binding ruffles alongside the floral arrangement, while Magnolia Heart Swirls scroll beneath. Love is always the foundation.

The interior is lined with the Linnaea Borealis sheet, as I wanted flowers throughout. This way she and Addilyn are always surrounding by blooming flowers... always surrounded by hope. 

I pray she loves it. ♥︎

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful weekend! :o)

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Happy Birthday)

 *Crafting with Dragonflies~ Add a Butterfly

 *Cupcake Inspirations~ Embellishments

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ August Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Frilly and Funkie~ Things with Wings

 *Let's Craft and Create~ Pearls or Lace

 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (I used La-La Land, Magnolia, and Spellbinders dies)

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Tie It Up

 *Top Tip Tuesday~ Ribbon and Pearls

Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Rose du jardin	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Pink Fabric	Pion Design - Linneaus Botanical Journal 6x6 - Linnaea borealis 6x6	Pion Design - Linneaus Botanical Journal 6x6 - Caroli Linnaei	Pion Design - Linneaus Botanical Journal 12x12 - Linnaea borealis
Lace "Isabelle" (70mm)	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Poppies
WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	Decoration Berries	Pearl Hearts	Pearl String, 2mm pearls
Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Square Frames	Charm - Key to my Heart (56mm)	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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